The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-15
THE flFTIETH CONGRESS


WAsHGNGToN, Dec. Ex-senator
Hoar, from the committee on privi-
leges aud elections presented areport
III the West Virginia case. He said
that the report was unanimous. The
questions raised were very simple
ones and easily comprehended. One
of them had been long ago determin-
ed by the senat3 aud he supposed
hat all the senators TAI had occasion
TO reflect on the others. In order
that the senator eutitled to the seat
might enter at once upon his duties,
he hoped there would be no oblec-
ton to having the report disposed OF
at present. The report was
read at length II cou-
cludes with two resolutions. one
declaring that Daniel Ill. Lucas is not
entitled to the seat and the other de-
acing that Chas. j. Faulkner has
been duly elected senator from West
Virginia for the term of six years.
commencing fourth of March 1887
aud is entitled to seat in the senate
as such senator The resolutions
were agreed to viva voce and the oath
of office was thereupon administered
to Mr. Faulkner. Senator Hosr moved
that Mr.. Faulkner be assigned to the
committee OF claims, District
of Columbia, mines and min
ing, and pensions. Agreed to.
Reported amendment to thirty-tirst
rule. That rule provides that where
an adverse report is made on
clalm aud the report is agreed to, it
shall yet be in order TO take papers
from file for the purpo se of referring
them at subsequent session. Action
states that new evidence has been
discovered and gives the substance of
it. The amendment Is 10 add to the
rule u clause, that in cases where
there is no adverse report, it shall be
the duty OF the secretary of the sen
ate to trans init al such papers to the
committee i'll which such claim is
pending. The report was agreed to
Among the bills introduced, were the
following: BY Senator George, ID
protect innocent purchasers of pat
ented srti rs, making it valid de
Tense against actions for infring e-
meut, that the article was bought
1 for use or con, umptiOn, not for sale,
aud IN good faith aud in the usual
/ course of trade and providing, thst
/ old patents shall be subject to pa %
/ chase by the government for general
use at reasonable valuation. Senator
/ Chandler offered & resolution author
izing the select committee on Indian
traders, authorized on the Sd of June,
/ 1886, TO continue its investigation.
| Referred,
I Senate then took up the bill intro
duced by Senator Morrill, to regulat 2
immigration, and was addressed by
thai senator in explanation and advo-
cacy OF his bill,
Senator Morrill, said the measure
introduced by hun Was intended to
regulate immigration by q scheme so
moderat3 as to receive general approx
al II woul OF course be referred to
h Judiciary Committee. H3 hoped
tlat thst committee would report
some measure TO checkmate the
gross imposition from foreign
nations TO which this
country had been so srgely subjected.
He moved that the blll be referred TO
the judiciary committee. Senator
Edmunds suggested that the subject
more properly belonged to the com
mittee on foreign relations, and he
moved TO that reference. Later the
motion was agreed to, and on motion
of Senator Edmunds the senate then
proceeded to the consideration of ex-
ecutive business. In about ten min
utes the doors We're reopened aud the
senate adjourned till tomorrow.
For Christmas,